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US jobless claims

Weekly new unemployment claims give an early signal of labour market weakness.

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US jobless claims

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US jobless claims02m4m6m8mUS jobless claims1890001967198720062026

Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUS jobless claims (claims)
7 Jan 1967208000
18 Feb 1967229000
1 Apr 1967259000
13 May 1967231000
24 Jun 1967218000
5 Aug 1967221000
16 Sep 1967220000
28 Oct 1967207000
9 Dec 1967221000
20 Jan 1968221000
2 Mar 1968190000
13 Apr 1968171000
25 May 1968194000
6 Jul 1968214000
17 Aug 1968192000
28 Sep 1968189000
9 Nov 1968183000
21 Dec 1968192000
1 Feb 1969203000
15 Mar 1969189000
26 Apr 1969177000
7 Jun 1969192000
19 Jul 1969206000
30 Aug 1969195000
11 Oct 1969200000
22 Nov 1969217000
3 Jan 1970230000
14 Feb 1970265000
28 Mar 1970276000
9 May 1970318000
20 Jun 1970296000
1 Aug 1970261000
12 Sep 1970292000
24 Oct 1970330000
5 Dec 1970308000
16 Jan 1971299000
27 Feb 1971290000
10 Apr 1971279000
22 May 1971295000
3 Jul 1971277000
14 Aug 1971325000
25 Sep 1971308000
6 Nov 1971301000
18 Dec 1971269000
29 Jan 1972269000
11 Mar 1972264000
22 Apr 1972259000
3 Jun 1972264000
15 Jul 1972318000
26 Aug 1972262000
7 Oct 1972263000
18 Nov 1972271000
30 Dec 1972225000
10 Feb 1973226000
24 Mar 1973232000
5 May 1973248000
16 Jun 1973237000
28 Jul 1973250000
8 Sep 1973252000
20 Oct 1973249000
1 Dec 1973256000
12 Jan 1974340000
23 Feb 1974292000
6 Apr 1974296000
18 May 1974298000
29 Jun 1974325000
10 Aug 1974347000
21 Sep 1974370000
2 Nov 1974406000
14 Dec 1974510000
25 Jan 1975555000
8 Mar 1975551000
19 Apr 1975531000
31 May 1975475000
12 Jul 1975446000
23 Aug 1975457000
4 Oct 1975426000
15 Nov 1975386000
27 Dec 1975391000
7 Feb 1976353000
20 Mar 1976368000
1 May 1976385000
12 Jun 1976407000
24 Jul 1976394000
4 Sep 1976421000
16 Oct 1976403000
27 Nov 1976377000
8 Jan 1977416000
19 Feb 1977399000
2 Apr 1977350000
14 May 1977381000
25 Jun 1977365000
6 Aug 1977378000
17 Sep 1977362000
29 Oct 1977349000
10 Dec 1977364000
21 Jan 1978352000
4 Mar 1978355000
15 Apr 1978309000
27 May 1978318000
8 Jul 1978356000
19 Aug 1978343000
30 Sep 1978318000
11 Nov 1978304000
23 Dec 1978352000
3 Feb 1979348000
17 Mar 1979359000
28 Apr 1979357000
9 Jun 1979365000
21 Jul 1979395000
1 Sep 1979389000
13 Oct 1979393000
24 Nov 1979414000
5 Jan 1980394000
16 Feb 1980415000
29 Mar 1980475000
10 May 1980601000
21 Jun 1980599000
2 Aug 1980569000
13 Sep 1980492000
25 Oct 1980418000
6 Dec 1980416000
17 Jan 1981421000
28 Feb 1981434000
11 Apr 1981396000
23 May 1981415000
4 Jul 1981460000
15 Aug 1981442000
26 Sep 1981491000
7 Nov 1981514000
19 Dec 1981539000
30 Jan 1982583000
13 Mar 1982539000
24 Apr 1982588000
5 Jun 1982611000
17 Jul 1982567000
28 Aug 1982647000
9 Oct 1982651000
20 Nov 1982577000
1 Jan 1983534000
12 Feb 1983486000
26 Mar 1983481000
7 May 1983494000
18 Jun 1983434000
30 Jul 1983415000
10 Sep 1983403000
22 Oct 1983394000
3 Dec 1983365000
14 Jan 1984351000
25 Feb 1984343000
7 Apr 1984381000
19 May 1984354000
30 Jun 1984360000
11 Aug 1984380000
22 Sep 1984395000
3 Nov 1984423000
15 Dec 1984386000
26 Jan 1985368000
9 Mar 1985385000
20 Apr 1985391000
1 Jun 1985393000
13 Jul 1985386000
24 Aug 1985405000
5 Oct 1985405000
16 Nov 1985397000
28 Dec 1985390000
8 Feb 1986366000
22 Mar 1986387000
3 May 1986392000
14 Jun 1986369000
26 Jul 1986362000
6 Sep 1986400000
18 Oct 1986385000
29 Nov 1986366000
10 Jan 1987348000
21 Feb 1987341000
4 Apr 1987330000
16 May 1987341000
27 Jun 1987326000
8 Aug 1987327000
19 Sep 1987309000
31 Oct 1987289000
12 Dec 1987317000
23 Jan 1988335000
5 Mar 1988307000
16 Apr 1988314000
28 May 1988313000
9 Jul 1988303000
20 Aug 1988316000
1 Oct 1988292000
12 Nov 1988284000
24 Dec 1988286000
4 Feb 1989288000
18 Mar 1989319000
29 Apr 1989311000
10 Jun 1989332000
22 Jul 1989332000
2 Sep 1989329000
14 Oct 1989345000
25 Nov 1989342000
6 Jan 1990355000
17 Feb 1990348000
31 Mar 1990346000
12 May 1990355000
23 Jun 1990362000
4 Aug 1990369000
15 Sep 1990395000
27 Oct 1990440000
8 Dec 1990449000
19 Jan 1991445000
2 Mar 1991488000
13 Apr 1991477000
25 May 1991443000
6 Jul 1991422000
17 Aug 1991433000
28 Sep 1991437000
9 Nov 1991453000
21 Dec 1991436000
1 Feb 1992440000
14 Mar 1992437000
25 Apr 1992424000
6 Jun 1992416000
18 Jul 1992392000
29 Aug 1992408000
10 Oct 1992374000
21 Nov 1992357000
2 Jan 1993341000
13 Feb 1993321000
27 Mar 1993366000
8 May 1993339000
19 Jun 1993345000
31 Jul 1993356000
11 Sep 1993333000
23 Oct 1993354000
4 Dec 1993337000
15 Jan 1994355000
26 Feb 1994327000
9 Apr 1994349000
21 May 1994357000
2 Jul 1994334000
13 Aug 1994335000
24 Sep 1994325000
5 Nov 1994328000
17 Dec 1994330000
28 Jan 1995324000
11 Mar 1995347000
22 Apr 1995349000
3 Jun 1995362000
15 Jul 1995389000
26 Aug 1995359000
7 Oct 1995374000
18 Nov 1995379000
30 Dec 1995359000
10 Feb 1996387000
23 Mar 1996426000
4 May 1996338000
15 Jun 1996342000
27 Jul 1996327000
7 Sep 1996333000
19 Oct 1996335000
30 Nov 1996332000
11 Jan 1997324000
22 Feb 1997322000
5 Apr 1997325000
17 May 1997322000
28 Jun 1997322000
9 Aug 1997329000
20 Sep 1997317000
1 Nov 1997313000
13 Dec 1997323000
24 Jan 1998307000
7 Mar 1998308000
18 Apr 1998317000
30 May 1998322000
11 Jul 1998320000
22 Aug 1998302000
3 Oct 1998302000
14 Nov 1998334000
26 Dec 1998336000
6 Feb 1999291000
20 Mar 1999305000
1 May 1999296000
12 Jun 1999290000
24 Jul 1999306000
4 Sep 1999290000
16 Oct 1999287000
27 Nov 1999288000
8 Jan 2000298000
19 Feb 2000283000
1 Apr 2000266000
13 May 2000276000
24 Jun 2000296000
5 Aug 2000306000
16 Sep 2000311000
28 Oct 2000301000
9 Dec 2000321000
20 Jan 2001343000
3 Mar 2001384000
14 Apr 2001383000
26 May 2001405000
7 Jul 2001401000
18 Aug 2001402000
29 Sep 2001517000
10 Nov 2001428000
22 Dec 2001416000
2 Feb 2002404000
16 Mar 2002392000
27 Apr 2002414000
8 Jun 2002388000
20 Jul 2002379000
31 Aug 2002394000
12 Oct 2002405000
23 Nov 2002390000
4 Jan 2003393000
15 Feb 2003420000
29 Mar 2003436000
10 May 2003417000
21 Jun 2003408000
2 Aug 2003401000
13 Sep 2003394000
25 Oct 2003379000
6 Dec 2003367000
17 Jan 2004362000
28 Feb 2004348000
10 Apr 2004355000
22 May 2004342000
3 Jul 2004326000
14 Aug 2004332000
25 Sep 2004351000
6 Nov 2004330000
18 Dec 2004322000
29 Jan 2005331000
12 Mar 2005324000
23 Apr 2005317000
4 Jun 2005338000
16 Jul 2005323000
27 Aug 2005318000
8 Oct 2005383000
19 Nov 2005324000
31 Dec 2005302000
11 Feb 2006298000
25 Mar 2006295000
6 May 2006347000
17 Jun 2006308000
29 Jul 2006311000
9 Sep 2006314000
21 Oct 2006313000
2 Dec 2006327000
13 Jan 2007296000
24 Feb 2007322000
7 Apr 2007332000
19 May 2007310000
30 Jun 2007317000
11 Aug 2007316000
22 Sep 2007302000
3 Nov 2007327000
15 Dec 2007350000
26 Jan 2008366000
8 Mar 2008348000
19 Apr 2008349000
31 May 2008362000
12 Jul 2008385000
23 Aug 2008421000
4 Oct 2008482000
15 Nov 2008536000
27 Dec 2008533000
7 Feb 2009637000
21 Mar 2009661000
2 May 2009602000
13 Jun 2009595000
25 Jul 2009587000
5 Sep 2009558000
17 Oct 2009531000
28 Nov 2009475000
9 Jan 2010469000
20 Feb 2010500000
3 Apr 2010479000
15 May 2010474000
26 Jun 2010464000
7 Aug 2010483000
18 Sep 2010459000
30 Oct 2010453000
11 Dec 2010425000
22 Jan 2011446000
5 Mar 2011414000
16 Apr 2011402000
28 May 2011418000
9 Jul 2011408000
20 Aug 2011415000
1 Oct 2011405000
12 Nov 2011383000
24 Dec 2011386000
4 Feb 2012368000
17 Mar 2012368000
28 Apr 2012372000
9 Jun 2012383000
21 Jul 2012368000
1 Sep 2012371000
13 Oct 2012386000
24 Nov 2012388000
5 Jan 2013363000
16 Feb 2013362000
30 Mar 2013375000
11 May 2013360000
22 Jun 2013347000
3 Aug 2013339000
14 Sep 2013323000
26 Oct 2013347000
7 Dec 2013354000
18 Jan 2014327000
1 Mar 2014319000
12 Apr 2014308000
24 May 2014305000
5 Jul 2014302000
16 Aug 2014303000
27 Sep 2014290000
8 Nov 2014291000
20 Dec 2014276000
31 Jan 2015281000
14 Mar 2015290000
25 Apr 2015269000
6 Jun 2015278000
18 Jul 2015265000
29 Aug 2015279000
10 Oct 2015265000
21 Nov 2015261000
2 Jan 2016273000
13 Feb 2016262000
26 Mar 2016271000
7 May 2016289000
18 Jun 2016261000
30 Jul 2016266000
10 Sep 2016252000
22 Oct 2016256000
3 Dec 2016248000
14 Jan 2017240000
25 Feb 2017221000
8 Apr 2017222000
20 May 2017236000
1 Jul 2017256000
12 Aug 2017245000
23 Sep 2017264000
4 Nov 2017248000
16 Dec 2017244000
27 Jan 2018228000
10 Mar 2018223000
21 Apr 2018207000
2 Jun 2018223000
14 Jul 2018205000
25 Aug 2018211000
6 Oct 2018211000
17 Nov 2018225000
29 Dec 2018238000
9 Feb 2019226000
23 Mar 2019210000
4 May 2019225000
15 Jun 2019217000
27 Jul 2019206000
7 Sep 2019207000
19 Oct 2019210000
30 Nov 2019231000
11 Jan 2020207000
22 Feb 2020218000
4 Apr 20206137000
16 May 20202176000
27 Jun 20201446000
8 Aug 2020884000
19 Sep 2020859000
31 Oct 2020773000
12 Dec 2020886000
23 Jan 2021799000
6 Mar 2021693000
17 Apr 2021566000
29 May 2021427000
10 Jul 2021333000
21 Aug 2021358000
2 Oct 2021312000
13 Nov 2021250000
25 Dec 2021217000
5 Feb 2022210000
19 Mar 2022207000
30 Apr 2022218000
11 Jun 2022211000
23 Jul 2022221000
3 Sep 2022203000
15 Oct 2022199000
26 Nov 2022209000
7 Jan 2023210000
18 Feb 2023217000
1 Apr 2023217000
13 May 2023225000
24 Jun 2023236000
5 Aug 2023258000
16 Sep 2023211000
28 Oct 2023217000
9 Dec 2023203000
20 Jan 2024224000
2 Mar 2024213000
13 Apr 2024212000
25 May 2024220000
6 Jul 2024223000
17 Aug 2024232000
28 Sep 2024227000
9 Nov 2024218000
21 Dec 2024219000
1 Feb 2025220000
15 Mar 2025225000
26 Apr 2025239000
7 Jun 2025246000
19 Jul 2025218000
30 Aug 2025236000
11 Oct 2025222000
22 Nov 2025218000
3 Jan 2026207000
14 Feb 2026208000
28 Mar 2026203000
9 May 2026212000
20 Jun 2026216000
1 Aug 2026200000
12 Sep 2026198000
24 Oct 2026195000
31 Oct 2026189000

Recent observations

Dateclaims
31 October 2026189000
24 October 2026195000
17 October 2026195000
10 October 2026200000
3 October 2026198000
26 September 2026199000
19 September 2026198000
12 September 2026198000
5 September 2026207000
29 August 2026207000
22 August 2026204000
15 August 2026207000
8 August 2026212000
1 August 2026200000
25 July 2026198000
18 July 2026189000
11 July 2026209000
4 July 2026217000
27 June 2026217000
20 June 2026216000
13 June 2026227000
6 June 2026230000
30 May 2026225000
23 May 2026212000

Source: FRED · Attribution and methods